M1.7 earthquake 16 km WSW of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Aug 25, 1984, 11:08 AM PDT

UTC

1984-08-25 18:08:18 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.357° N, 121.484° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

26

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast16 kmWSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast39 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast390 kmNW

After

1. 1.834 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 3:32 PM PDT · 15377 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 10:19 PM PDT · 15376 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 26, 2:55 AM PDT · 15376 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.923 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 4:46 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.324 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 9:14 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.531 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Aug 28, 11:45 AM PDT · 15374 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.16 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 2:55 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 5:11 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 5:49 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.832 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 8:59 AM PDT · 15372 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.019 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 5:57 PM PDT · 15372 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.74 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 7:21 PM PDT · 15372 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 11:01 AM PDT · 15371 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.934 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 8:19 PM PDT · 15371 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 8:33 AM PDT · 15370 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 4:47 PM PDT · 15370 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 8:40 PM PDT · 15370 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.620 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 1:05 AM PDT · 15369 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 2:31 PM PDT · 15369 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 10:54 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
21. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 1:34 AM PDT · 15368 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.510 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 9:31 AM PDT · 15368 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
23. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 2:45 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 3:02 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 6:24 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
26. 2.38 km NNE of Cambria, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 9:00 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 4:16 AM PDT · 15365 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
28. 2.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 12:52 PM PDT · 15365 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.510 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 9:03 PM PDT · 15365 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
30. 1.623 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 1:13 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 3:02 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.810 km ENE of Bradley, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 4:11 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 1:13 PM PDT · 15364 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
34. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 2:48 PM PDT · 15364 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 2:48 PM PDT · 15364 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
36. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 7:33 PM PDT · 15364 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
37. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 9:21 PM PDT · 15364 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
38. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 8:39 AM PDT · 15363 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
39. 1.837 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 5:29 AM PDT · 15362 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
40. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 6:32 AM PDT · 15362 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
41. 2.028 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 3:17 PM PDT · 15362 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 9:08 AM PDT · 15361 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
43. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 9:51 AM PDT · 15361 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
44. 2.57 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 4:34 PM PDT · 15361 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
45. 1.517 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 8:41 PM PDT · 15361 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
46. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 14, 7:27 PM PDT · 15357 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
47. 2.523 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Sep 15, 8:15 AM PDT · 15356 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
48. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 15, 10:48 PM PDT · 15355 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Sep 16, 6:25 PM PDT · 15355 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
50. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 16, 6:47 PM PDT · 15355 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
51. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 2:11 PM PDT · 15354 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
52. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 11:37 PM PDT · 15353 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.824 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Sep 18, 6:01 AM PDT · 15353 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
54. 2.212 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaTue, Sep 18, 11:21 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 4:33 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
56. 2.111 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 5:50 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
57. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 7:52 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
58. 1.521 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 7:57 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
59. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 12:56 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
60. 1.717 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 3:32 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

1. 1.817 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Aug 24, 7:09 AM PDT · 15378 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
2. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 24, 4:42 AM PDT · 15378 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 1:57 PM PDT · 15379 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 22, 10:45 AM PDT · 15380 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Aug 21, 1:01 PM PDT · 15381 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.64 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 21, 7:38 AM PDT · 15381 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 21, 5:06 AM PDT · 15381 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Aug 21, 12:47 AM PDT · 15381 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.03 km E of Cambria, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 5:14 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 4:27 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.59 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 19, 9:05 PM PDT · 15383 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 19, 6:41 AM PDT · 15383 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.826 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 1:39 PM PDT · 15384 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
14. 1.725 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 12:00 PM PDT · 15384 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
15. 3.012 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 5:17 AM PDT · 15384 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 4:54 AM PDT · 15384 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 17, 11:12 PM PDT · 15384 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 17, 8:19 PM PDT · 15385 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.023 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 17, 7:27 AM PDT · 15385 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
20. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 17, 1:44 AM PDT · 15385 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc26441. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.